““Amy is Amazing and worth every penny!!” Lila Kosciolek-Lebanon Borough School Nurse & Anti-Bullying Specialist”
Mindfulness shrinks the parts of the brain responsible for our fight, flight or freeze response.
It grows our “smart parts” helping us to make good decisions, pay attention longer and learn so we can be our best selves.
In as little as 5-10 minutes a day, a practice in Mindfulness changes the way we respond to life’s challenges.
Over time, mindfulness creates new, neural pathways to THRIVE rather than Survive!
In 2013, Google decided to test its hiring hypothesis by crunching every bit and byte of hiring, firing and promotion data accumulated since the company’s incorporation in 1998. Project Oxygen shocked everyone by concluding that, among the eight most important qualities of Google’s top employees, STEM expertise comes in dead last. The top seven characteristics of success at Google are soft skills: being a good coach, communicating and listening well, possessing insights into others (including others different values and points of view), having empathy toward and being supportive of one’s colleagues, being a good critical thinker and problem solver, and being able to make connections across complex ideas.
“The connection Mrs. Rubin has established with students, parents, and especially staff has been nothing short of incredible. She has made a profound impact on our district and the mental health of our school community. Her programming and support have been beyond admirable and I am not sure what our district looks like without her support.” Dr. Charles Seipp, Assistant Superintendent, Roxbury School District
“Amy’s been there, done that approach made me realize how simple it is to incorporate mindfulness into my classroom.”
“We get so excited when we hear Mrs. Rubin is coming to visit our classroom!”
“I don’t know how you do it, but my whole family is calmer and more connected when we leave!”
We ask an awful lot of teachers these days...Beyond just conveying the course material, teachers are expected to provide a nurturing learning environment, be responsive to students, parents and colleagues, juggle the demands of standardized testing, coach students through conflicts with peers, be exemplars of emotion regulation, handle disruptive behavior and generally be great role models.
24% increase in positive social behaviors
24% decrease in aggression
15% improvement in math scores
Reduction and prevention of depression-like symptoms
Improved classroom behavior
